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2008-09 MESA VERDE HIGH SCHOOL PARENT INVOLVEMENT POLICY
Mesa Verde High School agrees to implement the following statutory requirements:
The school will jointly develop with parents, distribute to parents of participating children, a School Parental Involvement Policy that the school and parents of participating children agree on.
The school will notify parents about the School Parental Involvement Policy in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, will distribute this policy to parents in a language the parents can understand.
The school will make the School Parental Involvement Policy available to the local community.
The school will periodically update the School Parental Involvement Policy to meet the changing needs of parents and the school.
The school agrees to be governed by the following statutory definition of parental involvement, and will carry out programs, activities and procedures in accordance with this definition:
Parental involvement means the participation of parents in regular, two-way, and meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities, including ensuring—
(A) that parents play an integral role in assisting their child’s learning;
(B) that parents are encouraged to be actively involved in their child’s education at school;
(C) that parents are full partners in their child’s education and are included, as appropriate,
in decision-making and on advisory committees to assist in the education of their child.
DESCRIPTION OF HOW SCHOOL WILL IMPLEMENT REQUIRED SCHOOL WIDE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT POLICY COMPONENTS
1. Mesa Verde High School will take the following actions to involve parents in the joint development and joint agreement of its School Parental Involvement Policy and its Single Plan for Student Achievement under section 1112 of the ESEA:
School Parent Involvement Policy Process:
Parents at Mesa Verde High School will be invited to a yearly data analysis of the school progress. In addition, progress of the school’s API scores will be discussed twice a year at Back to School Night. Annoucements about this date and school data are given in school mailings (School Newsletter, report cards, etc.), on the school’s web-site, and are displayed on the school’s marquee.
In addition, the school will keep an up to date web-site with links to the State Department of Education. The State Department of Education’s web-site contains up to date information about the result of assessments given throughout the school year.
Decisions concerning the school’s site plan and budget are made by the School Site Council, which is represented by three parent members.
Single Plan for Student Achievement Process:
Each school year, the staff, parents and community are asked for input into the school’s Single Plan for Student Acheivement Process (or School Site Plan). In addition, a budget for school spending is tied to the goals that are established. A process for this plan is as follows:
· Review of school data (STAR,
· Review of Parent Survey
· Setting School Goals based on our needs
· Determining assessment mechanisms to measure the progress towards the goals
· Distribution of plan to site and parents.
2. Mesa Verde High School will take the following actions to distribute its Parent
Involvement Policy.
The Parent Involvement Policy will be posted on the school’s web-site. In addition, a copy of the policy will be mailed to all parents in the registration packet.
3. Mesa Verde High School will take the following actions to involve parents in the process
of school review and improvement under section 1116 of the ESEA:
At least once each year, Mesa Verde parents will be invited to enter into focused inquiry and conversation with school staff regarding annual state assessment results, and curriculum embedded benchmark assessment results. The school will share their analysis of the results and elicit parent feedback regarding the school’s analysis. Together staff and parents will discuss adjustments to the school academic program which are deemed necessary in response to the data analysis.
Our School Site Council will analyze our school academic performance data each year. This data will serve as the basis for our Single School Plan for Student Achievement.
4. Mesa Verde High School will provide to parents of participating children a description
and explanation of the curriculum in use at the school, the forms of academic
assessment used to measure student progress, and the proficiency levels students
are expected to meet.
Mesa Verde will conduct a yearly Data Night for parents on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 3:30 pm in the administrative conference room. At this meeting, information will be given in the form of a power point presentation. School data will be passed out. There will be time for question and answers concerning the presentation. Following the presentation, the parents will be allowed an opportunity to give input into the goals and direction of the school. This input will be taken into account when establishing the goals of the School Site Plan.
In addition, the school web-site will give information to the parents concerning class offerings, class descriptions, and data.
5. Mesa Verde High School will coordinate and integrate parental involvement strategies
with feeder pattern programs to address transitional needs by:
Mesa Verde is currently in the second year of an articulation process with Sylvan Middle School. The purpose of the articulation is to provide information about students and programs at both schools.
In addition, the Mesa Verde Administration will make every effort to work with the 8th grade parents at Sylvan to make sure information is provided concerning programs, events, and school policies.
In the spring, Mesa Verde will hold parent information meetings for incoming 9th grade students and work with feeder school, particularily Sylvan Middle School, to effectively schedule students and provide a bridge for the students as they transition from the 8th grade to the 9th grade year.
The San Juan Unified School District is currently developing policies to help facilitate this transition.
6. Mesa Verde High School will take the following actions to conduct, with the involvement
of parents, an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of this parental
involvement policy in improving the quality of its school. The evaluation will include
identifying barriers to greater participation by parents in parental involvement activities
(with particular attention to parents who are economically disadvantaged, are disabled,
have limited English proficiency, have limited literacy, homeless, or are of any racial or
ethnic minority background).
An annual parent survey will be conducted to review school effectiveness as perceived by the parent community. When the results of the survey are received from the district the school will hold an annual parent meeting. Parents will be invited to review the survey results and to offer suggestions which address areas of concern. The school will use the findings of the survey and the parent analysis to design future strategies for more parental involvement, and to revise, if necessary (and with the involvement of parents) its parental involvement policies.
7. Mesa Verde High School will help build staff and parent capacity for strong parental
involvement, in order to ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a
partnership among the school, parents, and the community to improve student
academic achievement, through the following activities specifically described below:
The school will hold an annual school data meeting for parents. Attention will be given to presenting information in a manner which makes the information understandable and accessible. Translators will be available for the meetings. Topics will include analysis of school API and AYP results, sub-group data, and when appropriate program improvement status. The meeting format will include input from the principal regarding the data and school interventions currently in pace to address achievement gaps. Parents will be invited to share their view of the data and to offer suggestions for improved connections between home and school.
All parents will receive a letter mailed to their home informing them of their child’s assessment results on the annual STAR state achievement tests.
Multiple media sources such as Connect Ed, the district newsletter, and district and school level websites will be used to convey annual school progress toward district, state and federal goals. The school parent involvement policy will be posted on the school’s web site.
Parents will receive their student’s assessment results and be invited to speak with school personnel regarding the state STAR results.
8. Mesa Verde High School will, with the assistance of the district, provide materials and
training to help parents work with their children to improve their children’s academic
achievement, such as literacy training, and using technology, as appropriate, to foster
parental involvement by:
Parent education training regarding how to support key grade level standards at home will be offered to parents.
Information about how to help students at home with homework and other curriculum-related activities will be offered to families at the annual Back to School Night and in the school newsletter, as well as, in parent-teacher conferences.
9. Mesa Verde High School will, with the assistance of the district and parents, educate its
teachers, and other staff, in how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with
parents as equal partners, in the value and utility of contributions of parents, and in how
to implement and coordinate parent programs and build ties between parents and
schools, by:
Staff will receive training in how to reach out to parents in ways that establish trust and rapport and build strong partnership aimed at student success.
Connect ED will be used at all sites to inform parents of important school information. Messages will be translated when possible.
Mesa Verde will provide a quarterly newsletter to parents.
10. Mesa Verde High School will take the following actions to ensure that information
related to the school and parent- programs, meetings, and other activities, is sent to
the parents of participating children in an understandable and uniform format, including
alternative formats upon request, and, to the extent practicable, in a language the
parents can understand:
· The following documents are translated (Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish, and Romanian) for parents:
i. California High School Exit Exam results
ii. California English Development Test
iii. Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Results
iv. No Child Left Behind Teacher Qualifications letter
v. English Language Learner Program Enrollment
vi. Uniform Complaint Procedures
vii. Enrollment Options Letter
viii. Home Language Survey
ix. District Parent Rights and Responsibilities
x. Parent/Student Handbook
xi. Progress Report
xii. Report Card
xiii. Unexcused Absence Form
xiv. Truancy Notice
xv. Suspension Notice
Additionally, the AT&T translation phone service is available to all school sites. Translators will be made available for school site needs, whenever possible.
ADOPTION
This School Parental Involvement Policy has been developed jointly with, and agreed on with, parents as evidenced by Site Council Minutes.
This policy was adopted by Mesa Verde High School on 10/28/08 and will be in effect for the period of 08/19/08 to 06/05/09.
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